Lifting truck



W. STUEBING, JR

LIFTING TRUCK Filed April 21, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 upmtoz lMarch 15, 1932.

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Patented Mar. '15, 1932 a 1,849,853

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WILLIAM STUEBING, JR.,-=-or*oIi-rei1\rNATiZ ohIo LIFTING Tiwoie Application filed April 21, we?" skirieindlc'iil'r This invention relates to lift trucks. It is con'iiectedtheretoby a phiiaiityior 'liiiks an object of the invention to provide a lift siipported'betweeiithebars8 and 9antl8 aiid truck which shall be adapted for the handling 9; upper-er elevatingfrair'ie wh ic is; of loads without the use of platforms or skids also ofsulistantial U sa-ape and o'peii at V y 5 such as are customarily used in connection rear end. The said elevatingfraiiiecomprises with lift trucks of conventional design. parallel? loiigitddinaillyi eiitending barflnem Other objects and advantages of the invenhers and 17 and '16"'and 17 '1 whichare'se tion will appear hereinafter. cured afitheirforward'endsto tlie*crbs' bai A preferred embodiment of the invention 18 which connectedfbyfm'eans of a'flinkiif) selected for purposes of illustration is shown tdtlYeflafnTZ O' oftheliftheadf As will "be in the accompanying drawings, in which, v iideifstfdodysaid arm2O is fcQniict Qd Figure 1 is a top plan view. toftheftransniiss ionfpdrti'on of;the"lift Figures 2 and 3 are side elevations show- Iusihfwitliinf'theThead; 3 and'fopei ates jn (5: ing the truck in lowered and elevated positij repcat ed M 15 tions respectively. s c f thSteeiing?handl"whichalso Figure 4 is a rear end elevation, the truck Connects with said llijansifiissioii inianysuit being in lowered position, and a le-or "eife i' ve marinenw elliknownto j th se Figure 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of art, itbe'ingunimpfdrtan sofa? Figure 3 showing the truck in elevated posis thefpr sentinventionis concernedinwhat 3, tion. Henrietteeieraaa rraaie isra isedbybperais 10 Referring to the drawings, the truck comtiiljfl prises a chassis frame comprising cross beams ef efiffg th jbarfs andf 'l 'l' 1 and 2 which are spaced apart to receive and nd-$ re apM Qhtypfi qpsm support the lift truck head 3 of any suitable andgg whldfar adapted to ppq t g o i 45 d i P f bl th lift mechanism hi h beams 23 which extend transversely-across the is enclosed in the head is of the multiple side L A H a v H 2 V 5 lift type such as that described and claimed a pm" y in my copending application, Serial No. 581,- ;ih f f g? Q s y 9 L f 724;, filed August 14, 1922, and the said head s lfi ha h vmar yi f I 30 preferably carries a fork 4 upon which is aterally onthe'crbss beamsn order-1 1115? mounted the front steering wheel 5 which supp r -l ds'fdf difierentwldthsa 'Forpurposes" ports the front end of the truck. q e e i tl i h mk The ends of the cross. bars 1 and 2 on each 5 llhTsitfmtefd 918M115 y' q pp df fi f side of the truck are secured to the connecting specific purpqee of'hand'ling stacked sheets 35 plates 6 and 6', which said plates are formed 9fmlja51isfihiallilsidgigfifltd1Il""t11"di'iW4 with depending flanges 7 and 7 to which are ings by the reference numeral 25*? Fdr'this' secured bars 8 and 8 which extend longitudi- PH'I'TP 'Q'flTr'e are-'secured to thef collars 24, nally of the truck on either side. Extending Y- f l *2 n ha c nne'ctlon'sfi'ig parallel to the bars 8 and 8' but spaced therehelongrtiidlnally="extend1ngang1e 'barsT'QS, from are bars 9 and 9 respectively, the forthe sif'deflangesof whiclican be'r'eadilyswfing' ward ends of which are secured to depending n rthepilej'of"sheets 'as"'illust rjated in flanges 10 and 10 of the plates 6 and 6, and Figure "4,and wliich"areadapted to support the rear ends of which, together with the rear the} same wherrtheflifting mechanism is-ojp ends of the bars 8 and 8 are secured to hous ra'tc'd'lrl thefusi f l'jm ifner to elevatethe ings 11 and 11'. The said housings carry pe qrelevating-frame? V wheels 12 and 12 which support the rear ends When using the trucl'r inconnection with of the chassis frame. As will be observed, the "stacked sheets"illus'trated herein, tli" there is thus formed a frame of substantial truck may be backed over the load wee lifted U-shape which is open at its rear end. in order to straddle the load the manner Pivotally mounted on the chassis frame and illustrated "iri' Figii 1'es4 "and *5. The collars 10b 24 may then be adjusted on the cross beams to the proper Width for the particular load and the angle bars 28 may be swung beneath the load to engage the same. The lifting 5 mechanism may then be operated to raise the load to the position illustrated in Figures 3 and 5 and the truck may then be moved to any desired position. v

When it is desired to use the truck for lifting other loads than the stacked sheets illus trated herein, suitable lifting/attachments may be substituted for the bars 27 and 28 herein described, such for example, as' ordinary hooks. Large paperrolls may be han- 15 dled by providing blocks secured to the col-. lars 24 which may be inserted in each end of the core of the paper, roll. 'Other special loads may be readily handled eitherwith such attachments or with other attachments which 9 may be substituted. 7 i I H Itiis'to be understood hat the invention may be variously modified and embodied within the scope of the subjoined claims.

, I claim as my invention: 7 1. A lift truck comprising a chassisframe, an elevating frame mounted thereon, said frames being open on one side to permit the truck to straddle the load to be lifted,vand means. supported on and adjustable transversely of said elevating frame for engaging a load located within said frame.

2. A lift truck comprising a chassis frame of substantial U-shape, an elevating frame also of substantial U-shape, the open sides of saidframes being located at the same side of the truck to permit the truck to straddle the load to be lifted, and means supported on and adjustable transversely of said elevating frame for engaging a load located within 49; said frame. I I

3. A lift truck comprising a chassis frame, a lift headmounted thereon a steering lever, an elevating frame pivotally mounted on said chassis frame and operatively connected to 5; said steering lever, the elevating frame including spaced bars and cross beams extend-- ing therebetween, saidframes being open on one side to permit the truck to straddle a load 50 to be lifted, and means supported from said 1 cross beams for engaging a load located Within said frame.

4. A lift truck comprising a chassis frame,

a lift head mounted thereon, an elevating frame pivotally mounted. on. said chassis frame andoperatively connected to said lift head, said frames being open on one side to permit the truck to straddle a load to be lifted, and means supported on and adjustable transversely of said elevating frame for engaging a load located within said frame. In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification this 18th day of April, 1928. I a I j WILLIAM STUEBING, JR.) 

